Mary Cheney, the "Vice-President's" own daughter was nowhere to be found in the "Family Portrait" shot at the end of the Republican National Convention. That's Dick, pictured at right after his speech at the RNC with all of his NON-GAY children and grandchildren accompanying him.

Republican U.S. Senate Nominee for Illinois, Alan Keyes called her a "selfish hedonist" earlier in the day. But for the Bush/Cheney campaign who's willing to throw over their own family to appease the Jesus-Lovin' Hatists on the right it makes one wonder if they, in fact, are the selfish hedonists here.

Either way, so much for "Family Values" at the top of the Republican ticket. But the lip-service to it, like everything else they act like they stand for, goes on and on...

Nice try. But unless I'm mistaken, she appeared 4 years ago in the "familly portrait" back then. So unless she's *suddenly* become shy, I don't think your attempted apology for the fine Family Cheney holds much water.

Surely you weren't. You thought you were wrong once but you were mistaken about that. I did not know until recently he had a daughter. Bush has 2 daughters and Hollywood tried to make lesbians out of them(remember "That's my Bush??). I believe Mary and the Cheneys would have received criticism had she stood up there with them as well and no one knows why she wasn't. Damned if you do .......

Speaking of family values....Did you know that American Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) cannot be united with their spouses?

The issue is simple: Legal Permanent Residents who have opted to get married to foreigners are unable to be united with their spouses and young families. The foreign spouse of a US Green Card holder must wait for approval of an 'immigrant visa' from the State Department before entering the US. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take a upwards of five years to be approved. In the interim, the spouse cannot enter the US on any other visas, or as visitors. LPRs are in a uniquely disadvantaged situation:
* Visitors and non-immigrants coming to the US on temporary visas for work, business or studies (including on H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can
sponsor their dependant spouses to travel along with them.
* American Citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the US in non-immigrant status and then convert to an immigrant status under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (the "LIFE Act")